Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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If the part is in fact $210.00 then you have diagnostic time, labor to R&R the sensor and finally the light reset. Average labor rate in this area is about $150.00 per hour.
The price you are being quoted does seem reasonable. EVERYTHING is expensive now days. |
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You could try buying CRC mass air flow sensor spray cleaner from Walmart. Spray it on the sensor with it unplugged. Then plug the connector back in. The auto repair shops are most likely buying an oem part and adding a markup to it. Resetting the check engine light is very simple. You can buy a handheld scanner that plugs into the obdII port under the dash. The simple scanners are very cheap, check Amazon.
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$$$ sounds heavy to me. Sumter tire is one of the best & safest garages to use. If their price is that high I would question the price of the sensor & the two screws to replace the sensor. We are all open to their crazy pricing.
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Thanks, that is my current plan. It may not be rocket science, but my history of working on cars is dismal. But, it is worth trying for $35 instead of paying an auto shop $400 for a non-OEM part. By the way, except for the check engine light being on, the car runs fine.
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Update - I ordered the part from Amazon and the total cost was $37. A friend helped me to install it in about 5 minutes. We disconnected the negative battery terminal, drank a beer, and then reconnected the battery. The check engine light went out and all is good. I would usually just allow a mechanic to repair the car, but 3 shops wanted about $300 for a non-OEM part alone that was readily available from Amazon for $37. To me that seems like an unreasonable markup on the part. I had no issue with the labor portion of their quotes.
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I would have thought one of them would offers cleaning? but maybe that don’t want to risk return and getting bad rating from those that have no clue?
First thing I would do would buy can MAS cleaner. Remove it and spay it (plenty of tube videos) Most likely it was dirty. If not just replace it, the check engine light will probably go out (depending on model) but most likely might have fault stored? |
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Well done! I will keep you in mind for any check engine lights i get as well! it pays to be cheap at times! |
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